What are cookies for?

A cookie is a tiny information file that is downloaded onto your computer, tablet or smartphone when you access a website.

Most websites use cookies because they streamline and enhance the browsing experience. Cookies can: 

• speed up and simplify the interaction between users and the website;

• remember user preferences during and between visits;

• provide essential functionality (e.g. a shopping bag if the website is an online shop);

• give the website owner useful user statistics to help them better understand their audience;

• perform numerous other functions such as enhance security.

Cookies on this website

This website is built using Squarespace. By accepting the cookie alert banner or using this website you consent to the use of the Squarespace cookies. Here is a list of cookies Squarespace uses.

Cookies and similar tracking technologies are used throughout Squarespace services for stability, security, functionality, and performance. There is no way to prevent these cookies being set other than not using my website.

Cookies on this website are not used to gather personal data such as names or email addresses. Only the information that you provide, or the choices you make while visiting a website, can be stored in a cookie. Allowing a website to create a cookie does not give it, or any other website, access to the rest of your computer.

How to control cookies

Most web browsers such as Chrome, Safari, Edge, Internet Explorer and Firefox etc. enable you to allow, delete, block and otherwise control cookies. The Aboutcookies.org website is a useful resource on all things cookie-related and tells you how to control and delete cookies.